State facilities , McLemore said , have “ adequate ” HIV testing , care and linkage to outside clinics . Human Rights Watch interviewed more than 100 people , including workers in not - for - profit medicine , the criminal justice system , and 27 former inmates . The report recommends continuing to reducing mandatory minimum sentences , testing for all inmates who enter parish jails justice.arrestjaildetain.arrestjaildetain for HIV , and transferring those with HIV to state prisons with “ adequate ” services . As of 2012 , the Louisiana sentencing commission found more than 60 % of jail admissions were because of mandatory minimum sentencing requirements . Statewide , non - violent drug crimes account for more than 36 % of inmates housed in local jails , and 13.8 % of people in state prisons .

Michelle Obama , a rare and reluctant presence at political events , also plans to become involved this week , appearing at a Friday rally at George Mason University in Fairfax , Va. , to exhort people to register before that state ’s Oct. 17 deadline . On Tuesday in Philadelphia , Mr. Obama drew a sharp contrast between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump , condemning the tenor of his campaign and denouncing him for his recent praise of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia . “ Their nominee is out there praising a guy , saying he ’s a strong leader because he invades smaller countries , jails justice.arrestjaildetain.arrestjaildetain his opponents , controls the press and drives his economy into a long recession , ” Mr. Obama said . “ Think about the fact that that is Donald Trump ’s role model . ” In an apparent appeal to Republicans alienated by Mr. Trump ’s candidacy , he marveled at how far the party had strayed from the principles espoused by Abraham Lincoln or Ronald Reagan .